Infant teacher - shortlisted for TES Resource Contributor of the Year 2014 & 2015. All my resources have been made for my class, so have been tried and tested before uploading them to share with others. I hope you find my resources useful.
Infant teacher - shortlisted for TES Resource Contributor of the Year 2014 & 2015. All my resources have been made for my class, so have been tried and tested before uploading them to share with others. I hope you find my resources useful.
A social story about bottoms being a private part of the body. It explains when it is OK for a key person to see your bottom. It also explains why not to touch other people’s bottoms.
Termly assessment of phonemes and graphemes known. Using a different colour each assessment, I draw a semi-circle above for phoneme known and underneath for grapheme known.
Listed in order of teaching from Phases 2 and 3 of Letters and Sounds phonic teaching materials.
A powerpoint designed to be used in assembly or in class for PSHE/PSED. Discussion point on what stealing is, to consider the consequences of stealing, and think of others’ feelings.
This social story was written to explain when it is and is not appropriate to give someone a hug. Using a phrase on how to ask for a hug and how to react if someone says no.
An Excel spreadsheet set up to record ages and stages of development within the EYFS. Mainly designed for Nursery children, although can also be used initially to track progress of Reception children also.
Quick easy to see children on track, working above and below (1 or 2+ development bands) for staff CPD as well as focus children.
Please also see my Tracker moderation to split ages and stages into beginning, Developing and Secure - useful for tracking progress across terms and the year, especially for Reception F2.
Pet cards and skin texture boards. Children to sort the cards onto the correct board, depending on which skin type they have. Can provoke discussion around why animals have certain skins (temperature regulation, protection, sensory needs). Could also introduce camouflage.
A simple minibeast riddle powerpoint. Print out 2 or 4 to a page as reading and matching cards. Spider, frog, butterfly, slug, snail, bee, millipede, ladybird.
Phase 5 phonics chatterboxes. Real and pseudo (nonsense/alien) words. Alien images to assist with pseudo words. Brilliant for Year 1 phonics screening check revision. ay ea ie ow ue ow ir ew au oy aw ou ph wh ure a-e e-e i-e o-e u-e
Choose a colour and orally segment the word as you move the chatterbox.
Choose a number and count as you move the chatterbox.
Read your word!
A powerpoint and worksheet designed to help children read real and pseudo 'alien' words from the /air/ /ear/ /are/ phoneme family. Designed to help children prepare for the Y1 Phonics screening test.
A PowerPoint and sheet to help children identify /er/ /ir/ and /ur/ graphemes in real and alien (pseudo) words. Useful preparation for the Phonics screening test.
A Y1 phonics screening practice activity to draw the sound buttons and then read real and 'alien' pseudo words for the /igh/ family plus a powerpoint to read the words as a whole class
Loosely based on the Brown Bear story by Eric Carle, I’ve made a simple book for Shared Reading/Phonics sessions focussing on the digraphs oa, ee and ea.
Unit taken from Leicester City SACRE RE Syllabus for KS1 on Who celebrates what and why? This unit is in two halves and only Easter is covered in these lessons.
PowerPoint lesson plan, alongside activity resources. Set of 4 lessons have been designed for a mixed class of Reception, Year 1 and Year 2. Easily amended to suit the needs of any KS1 class. Lesson 1: what do you celebrate and why?
Lesson 2: why do Christians celebrate Easter?
Lesson 3: how do Christians celebrate Easter?
Lesson 4: Easter celebrations around the world.
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